Apparel-belt.



No. 802,558. PATENTED OCT. 24, 1905. H. J. GISMAN.

APPAREL BELT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2.1903.

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Specification of' Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24, 1905.

Application filed February 2, 1903, Serial No. 141,413.

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Be it known that I, HENRY J. GAIsMAN,a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, borough of Manhattan, New

York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Apparekelts, of which the following is a specification.

M y invention relates more particularly to the class of belts or straps in which a strip of IO material, such as leather, is folded upon itself and its edges secured together and arranged along' one face, producing alined belt, wherein the lining is integral with the material forming the outer wearing side of the belt; and

I5 one object of my invention is to provide improvements in the connection between the f"f'edges of the folded parts.

Another object of the invention is to improve the connection between a belt and its 2O buckle.

The invention also contemplates the novel details of improvement that will be more fully hereinafter set forth `md then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, whereinvd Figure 1 is a perspective view of a waistbelt embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a section, enlarged, on the line 2 2 in Fig. l, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is a cross-section showing the manner of forming the seam. Fig'. 4 is a detail section show ing the completed seam. Fig. 5 is a cross-section, enlarged, showing a modified form of seam; and Fig. 6 is a sectional view enlarged.

Similar numerals of reference indicatecorresponding parts in the several views.

ln the drawings the belt or strap is indicated generally at 1, and the buckle at 2, and to produce the belt I take a strip of suitable materialsay leather-and of the desired lengthW about twice the width of the belt to be produced-mnd fold the same so that the longitudinal edges are adjacent and stitched together.

ln Fig. 3 one edge extends beyond and is folded over the other, and in Fig. 5 two edges are brought together substantially parallel, and

near such edges I, run a longitudinal line of stitches, as at 8, passing through and through 5G the layers of material to secure them firmly together, .forming a substantial tube having protruding edges at 4E. In Fig. 3 the stitches 3 are shown passing' through the two walls andv through the overlapped part or edge 1X,

providing a Very strong connection between the edges. The tube so formed is then manipulated so as to bring the seam and the edges at 3 4 along one face between the two outer edges ll l. The seam of 3 assumes substantially the form shown in Fig. LL, the seam of Fig. assuming the form shown in Fig. 6, and the parts are next pressed together or flattened, and then the protruding edges are rubbed down .or burnished with a suitable tool, preferably while hot, whereby the roughness of the edges 4E is removed, producing a finished edge and one that is unobjectionable to the sight. ,The strap or belt thus far produced will have its outer and inner walls 5 G substantially parallel, and said walls may be secured together in any suitable manner, as by glue, cement, or stitches.

In the drawings l have shown a strip 7 of suitable materialwsuch as webbing, cloth. or leather-located between the walls of the belt or strap, and by preference such parts are secured together, as by glue or cement, the interposed strip 7 serving to bind the walls of the belt and assist in keeping the belt in proper shape.

By having the material folded as stated and edges 4; located alongthe face of the belt the outer edges lL l" of the belt are rounded and linished, and the material on the inner face of the belt forms a lining of the same material as the outer portion of the belt. Where a buckle having a tongue is secured to the belt, l preferably locate the edges and the seam at one side of the central or median line of the belt, so that when the belt is drawn tl'irough the buckle the seam will be at one side ofthe tongue to prevent the tongue wearing upon said seam and the stitches.

Any suitable buckle or other fastening may be provided. for securing the ends of the belt together, and may be secured thereto in suitable manner. ln the drawings l have shown at one end of the belt part of the inner wall 6 cut away or removed, as at 8, leaving a tongue or extension 9 on the outer wall 5, that passes around the cross-bar 2 of the buckle, and at lO is indicated a strip having' one end at l0 lying upon the wall 5 and being' thence carried around over the tongue 9 and exten ded along the wall 6, as at 10", and being secured to the belt by stitches or otherwise, as at 1l. The parts 9 and l() have openings for the pas sage of the lbuckle-tongue. The parts 9 and 10 are also secured to the belt, near the end thereof, by stitches, as at 12 13, the stitches IOO IIO

12, as shown, serving to secure the parts 10, 9, and 10" together to hold the cross-bar 2 of the buckle, the stitches 13 passing through all the layers. A space, as at 14C, is provided by the strip 1()b between the belt and part 10", in which the inner member of a loop 15 is conned, and through said loop the main part of the belt passes, whereby said loop may be adjust-ed along the belt. The inner member of a loop 16 is also shown secured between the stitches 12 13 to the outer wall 5 or its extension or tongue 9. The outer members of said loops overlie the belt and retain the free end of the belt.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is- 1. As a new article of manufacture, a belt,-

strap or the like comprising a strip of suitable material having material of one wall folded over the edge of the other wall and laid upon the latter wall, and stitches passing through said walls and through said folded-over part, said stitched parts being' arranged along one face of the belt or strap between the outer marginal edges of the latter, substantially as described.

2. A belt, strap or the like comprising a strip of material, a buckle, and a strip secured to one side of the belt or strap and looped over the cross-bar of the buckle, said strip having a portion extending rearwardly from the buckle along the belt or strap and secured to the latter providing a space between the belt or strap and said strip, and a loop having one member located in said space so as to slide longitudinally of the belt, substantially as dc-1 scribed.

3. A belt, strap or the like comprising material folded upon itself forming an inner and an outer wall and having a tongue integral therewith extending from one wall, a buckle, the extended portion of said material being looped over the cross-bar of said buckle,and a strip secured to the belt over its extended portion and looped over said cross-bar, part of said strip extending along the belt and being secured thereto at a distance from the buckle providing a space between the strip and the belt, and a loop having a member located in said space, substantially as described.

4. A belt, strap or the like comprising ma tcrial folded upon itself forming an inner and an outer wall and having a tongue integral therewith extending from one wall, a buckle, the extended portion of said material being looped over the cross-bar of said buckle, and a strip secured to the belt over its extended portion and looped over said cross-bar, part of said strip extending along the belt and being secured thereto at a distance from the buckle providing a space between the strip and the belt, a loop having a member located in said space, and a loop having a member secured between the folded parts of said strip adjacent to the buckle, substantially as described.

HENRY J. GAISMAN. lVitnesses:

l-l. B. BRADBURY, T. F. BoUnNn. 

